Brazilian player sent off in Ukraine for reacting to racist insults


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group F - Shakhtar Donetsk v Olympique Lyonnais - NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine - December 12, 2018 Shakhtar Donetsk's Taison looks dejected at the end of the match REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

(Reuters) - Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian midfielder Taison was sent off in a Ukrainian league match against visitors Dynamo Kiev on Sunday for reacting to racist insults from the crowd.

A video of the incident showed that Taison stuck his finger up at a section occupied by Dynamo fans and then hoofed the ball into the stands.

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